Paul Hanley's Top 10 Crazy-Ass 'Nam Movies

Viva the Nam's co-creator talks about his inspirations

"...1) The Losers a.k.a. Nam's Angels (1970): William Smith and Adam..."

Jan. 22, 2010 Screens Feature

Bucking Categorization

Character actor Sam Rockwell slips into a new guise in the goofy comedy Gentlemen Broncos

"...new Gentlemen Broncos doesn't end up being one of the most purely entertaining pieces of controlled performance art in..."

Nov. 6, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

I Built My Girlfriend's iPod

Stranded on a desert island? At least you have your iPodSolar.

"...On our desert island, a two-story bungalow faces the lagoon, and goats, donkeys, and rabbits forage around the..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Halloween II

Rob Zombie's sequel to his 2007 remake of the original Halloween features Michael Myers coming back to town to wrap up some family business.

"...Scout Taylor-Compton, Tyler Mane, Malcolm McDowell, Brad Dourif, Sheri Moon Zombie, Danielle Harris, Brea Grant, Margot Kidder, Howard Hesseman..."

Sept. 4, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Christmas Carols With Walter Cronkite

Holiday memories of the legendary TV newsman

"...caroling in Austin at his daughter's home sometime in the mid-Eighties. He had left the CBS anchor chair half..."

Aug. 7, 2009 News Feature by Kevin Phinney

TV Eye

Remembering Walter Cronkite

"...It's hard to make nonboomers understand what the big deal is about Walter Cronkite. Perhaps there is..."

July 24, 2009 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Pachanga!

Cinco de Mayo month Part III – the hombres: from Jovita's Mayo Pardo to Ruben Ramos' Mexican Revolution, Del Castillo, Joel Guzman, y más

"...Rather than attempt to sum up Austin's wildly varied Latino..."

May 29, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

A Gathering of Tribes

Timmy Hefner sleeps in a fortress of vinyl just to bring you Chaos in Tejas

"...Timmy Hefner tries counting on one hand the bands he's booked flights for in advance of this..."

May 22, 2009 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Under the Stars and Maybe Some Space Aliens

The LBJ Library screens sci-fi classics

"..."No one would have believed in the middle of the 20th century that human affairs were..."

March 27, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Shot on Location

For All Mankind filmmaker Al Reinert goes walking on the moon one more time

"...Once upon a time, men walked on the moon. As the years of the Apollo space program..."

March 13, 2009 Screens Feature by Robert Faires

Last Queen Standing

We have at the latest RuPaul's Drag Race

"...This week on the couch we have the always gorge Claudette Murphree, the..."

March 3, 2009 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

Letters at 3AM

In Screenworld, face-to-face engagement is devalued, yet one is never alone

"...in front of me, in arm's reach, are three: the three computers accessible from this chair (often I work..."

Feb. 27, 2009 Column by Michael Ventura

SXSW 09 Film Lineup Announced

What's all the ruckus? Why, it's the SXSW Film lineup!

"...We had a little bit of the Christmas morning feeling when the complete lineup for the..."

Feb. 1, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

A Revolution of Spirit

Ritual jazz theatre pioneer Sharon Bridgforth premieres a new work, her last in Austin

"...Deltas are those places where rivers pour into the ocean. Light blurs, birds congregate, and things change. The..."

Jan. 9, 2009 Arts Feature by Abe Louise Young

Before the Lights Go Out

One last local look

"...The Nortons and Friends Hip Replacement (Pipebomb Records)..."

Dec. 19, 2008 Music Post by Margaret Moser

When the Science Guy Is Still in Short Pants

Welcome to Enzoology.com

"...Enzo Monfre bounces like a pinball between exhibits in the Texas Memorial Museum, happily running full speed through what..."

Dec. 19, 2008 Screens Feature by Sarah Jean Billeiter

Burn, Baby, Burn

On Fahrenheit 451 and why good democracy should make you feel bad

"...I was 12 years old, word came down that the Montgomery County School Board had decided to ban a..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

From Burnt Orange to Gold

Eighteen current or former Longhorns will represent the United States in the Beijing Olympics

"...and early July this summer, I enjoyed one of the most electrifying experiences of my life: I attended all..."

Aug. 8, 2008 Sports Feature by Lee Nichols

WHO Said What?

Previous assessments of the rate of AIDS, especially among gay men, were wrong.

"...The International AIDS Conference is in full swing in Mexico..."

Aug. 4, 2008 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Watching the Moon

"...Watching the MoonPerception Is Bent (Universal Warning)..."

Aug. 1, 2008 Music Review by Daniel Mee

Nothing Less Than Magical

Veterans of the Zilker Summer Musical recall enchantment on the hillside

"...two things: It'll be hotter than Beelzebub's armpit, and there will be a musical you can see for free..."

July 4, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Method Gun

The Rude Mechs' latest pays at times comic, at times touching tribute to the strange craft of acting and its practitioners

"...The Method Gun..."

April 11, 2008 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Band of the Month: The Moonhangers

The Moonhangers give outlaw country a good name

"...As the first installment of my new (hopefully) monthly spotlight on..."

Feb. 22, 2008 Music Post by Darcie Stevens

Hi-Fi-Fo-Fum

"...Watching Angus Young go nuclear on the first disc of..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Two of a Kind

Jesse Dayton & Brennen Leigh, Austin's new George and Tammy coupling, more or less

"...has a shotgun leveled at Jesse Dayton's head. Inside the rusting heap of a trailer, Dayton is still asleep,..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Mars

When Mars landed on South Congress, citizens of the 78704 didn't flee in horror from the invaders

"...When Mars landed on South Congress, citizens of the 78704 didn't flee in horror from the invaders. On..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Food Review by Barbara Chisholm

Seven Days in Heaven and Hell

Getting a white-knuckled grip on the third annual Fantastic Fest

"...League, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema bigwig and prime mover behind the third annual Fantastic Fest, which opens at the Alamo..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

'Life, the Universe, and Everything' Bowl

"...When you lead the Longhorns to the National College Championship, there’s bound to..."

Sept. 17, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

The Girls of Summer

Austin's inaugural all-girls rock camp looks out after its own

"...The rolling of eyes. An exasperated look...."

June 29, 2007 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

If You're a Viper

From 'La Cucaracha' to Snoop Dogg and Willie Nelson: P-O-T

"...Who wrote the first song about smoking pot?..."

May 25, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

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